| George Crompton * Elizabeth Beard |
| COALVILLE UTAH |
| PARENTS: John Crompton 1797-1856 Ann Stones 1807-1864 |
| PARENTS: Thomas Beard 1811-1881 Ellen Elizabeth Platt Clark 1814-1868 Ellen was buried in the Atlantic Ocean in route to America M 12 October 1836 |
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| Elizabeth Beard, B 27 June 1852; married George Crompton, then James Stones 1840-1905 , then Edward Richins 1834-1915; died January 1935 |
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| The modern name for this affliction is Tuberculosis of the lungs. It thrived in deprived conditions, and decimated the poor communities in the 19th century. It's an infectious disese and spreads rapidly. If left untreated, the lesions that infect the lungs become enlarged, resulting in the destruction of lung tissue. The infection then can also spread to other areas of the body and affect almost any organ. It can also cause pneumonia Strong antibioitics are needed clear this infection, which the victorians didn't have. It was called consumption because you wasted away. |
| 1900 was the year of the great mine disaster at Scofield. George Crompton helped accompany the bodies of the Coalville miners hone. |
